Idle oil and gas wells threaten our safety, health, and climate. They can leak climate-polluting gases like methane — explosive at high concentrations — and toxic chemicals like benzene, which is linked to several kinds of cancer. #California has more than 30,000. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4rQuJQx

Huge win for California mountain lions: Today they were granted protection under the state #EndangeredSpeciesAct 🙌🐾 Now, six populations within Southern #California and the Central Coast will receive much-needed protections under the Act. More info on this win for the wild ➡️ bit.ly/4tzC4FI

**Idle wells, active threat** 👈 NEW report & interactive map by @biologicaldiversity.org experts found 1000s of idle oil & gas wells alarmingly close to schools, hospitals, parks and eldercare centers in California. “These wells are ticking time bombs." www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/id....

Under the direction of Trump, the #EPA is working to nix clean-car standards that protect the air we breathe and help save money at the gas pump. Call out Trump's polluter-first agenda: Tell the EPA to protect our progress toward a better future by preserving clean-car standards ➡️ bit.ly/4qPNxib

🚨 #California could see *1 million+ acres* opened up to fossil fuels: "We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social

Biomass is held up as a "green" energy source on par with solar and wind. But it's polluting, expensive, and not helpful with wildfires. Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:

The Endangered Species Act is the world’s most successful environmental law -- which is why it's under attack by the Trump Administration, which is proposing to gut the Act, driving species closer to extinction while greedy corps profit. ➡️ Take Action >> act.biologicaldiversity.org/nXrxsHJM-USw...

Meet Shirleen, a 900-pound #leatherback turtle and an epic traveler. Thanks to satellite tracking by the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, we now know more about where she goes. Leatherbacks are endangered – they need our help but, meanwhile, #GoShirleen! Learn more ➡️ marinelife.mapotic.com

Exciting new leadership development opportunity for youth in the LA area interested in climate justice! Applications are open Dec 3 - Jan 7 for the South Central Youth Leadership Coalition Fellowship, founded by @goldmanprize.bsky.social winner Nalleli Cobo: scylcfellowship.com. Spread the word!

A new documentary, The Land of Sacrifice: The Burden of New Mexico's Oil and Gas Extraction, explores the oil and gas crisis in NM and its damage to the health of frontline and Indigenous communities and degraded the ecosystem. The Land of Sacrifice is free for anyone to watch ➡️ bit.ly/4okDhgq

▶️ NEW: documentary short about the price #NewMexico residents pay while the fracking industry cashes in, feat. plaintiffs in our groundbreaking NM constitutional case: "Land of Sacrifice," by Annie Ersinghaus www.nmlandairwatersacred.org/sacrifice

1/ 🧵At #COP30 @govmlg.bsky.social & @gavinnewsom.bsky.social touted climate leadership. But frontline leaders called them out: both expanded fossil fuels extraction. Communities demand a just transition @ips-dc.org @cbd-climate-energy.bsky.social @yuccanm.bsky.social oilchange.org/news/communi...

The fight for Alaska’s wild future is happening right now. Join our Nov. 13 webinar at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET to learn how we’re using litigation, science, and partnerships with Alaska Native Tribes to defend the wildlife and habitats that define #Alaska. Register to stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/47YG0qJ

AI & data centers are getting tons of hype, but less discussed (but deeply important) are the AI boom’s dangers to our environment, health, & wallets: op-ed by Jean Su & Dr. John Fleming of @biologicaldiversity.org

Huge win for humpbacks! Dozens of humpbacks are entangled in fishing gear off the Pacific Coast every year, but it was just announced that a federal task force will be formed to curb these entanglements. This announcement stems from our 2023 legal victory. Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47C4sNj

▶️ NEW report from @biologicaldiversity.org: AI Data Center Boom Threatens U.S. Climate Goals "We need meaningful guardrails at every level to ward off this huge threat to our air, water and climate — and guard against energy price spikes for consumers.” biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

The #FixOurForestsAct will not prevent #wildfires — it will weaken environmental laws, silence impacted communities, and hinder courts' ability to block harmful logging projects. The window to stop it is closing. Urge your senators to protect forests and reject this reckless bill ➡️ bit.ly/49bOknU

Stop letting industry write the rules ✋ CO2 pipeline ruptures & leaks can endanger people & wildlife for MILES around. The proposed PIPES Act falls short & lacks commonsense, evidence-based safety measures. Call your Senators 📞 855-980-2396 📞 to tell them why pipeline safety matters to you!

🔈 Say it louder for the folks in the back (and those who just aren't listening): Fast-tracking new oil drilling permits will do nothing to affect pump prices. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Yesterday we launched CACTI, a #SanFrancisco Bay Area coalition against carbon capture & storage (CCS). I spoke, along with others. It was a powerful event! Huge thanks @foodandwater.bsky.social for your key organizing role 💙 Learn more here: cacticoalition.org

It's (beyond) time to stop paying polluters to wreck our planet. *This year alone* the fed gov't will give $34.8 billion to fossil fuel companies 😱 New report: www.commondreams.org/news/us-foss...

Happening Sept 9: Join SF #BayArea groups & residents at a press conference announcing their alliance to fight the Montezuma Carbon Hub -- a massive waste injection hub proposed near wetlands & communities. www.mobilize.us/fww/event/83...

Huge news ‼️: So-called "Alligator Alcatraz" ordered to cease expansion, bringing new detainees, wind down operations. Thanks to @biologicaldiversity.org , Friends of the Everglades, Earthjustice, & the Miccosukee Tribe. The ruling: 82 pages citing extensive evidence of harms

Federal judge orders closure of Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

Action opportunity! 📢 CA Gov. Newsom is proposing legislation to allow thousands of new oil and gas wells to be drilled — without environmental review or public oversight. 👎 Act now! 👇 act.biologicaldiversity.org/K_RW5BlOP0aG...

Our team & others asked a federal court today to stop Trump’s EPA from delaying critical limits on pollution from oil and gas: "I’m hopeful the court will step in to protect our air and give Americans a voice on this important health issue." -- @biologicaldiversity.org attorney Maggie Coulter

The fight over restarting oil drilling near Santa Barbara will determine both the fate of "the single largest threat to California's coast," and whether Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has what it takes to stand up to more "Trumpian" offshore drilling proposals. @rollingstone.com covers.

The Center and allies have won a temporary restraining order on further construction of "Alligator Alcatraz." Our fight to put an end to this destructive and unjust project goes on. The Everglades should be home to wildlife, not prisons. Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4fvbmYn #AlligatorAlcatraz

🎙️ ON AIR: We're talking with @biologicaldiversity.org's Shaye Wolf, WIRED's @mollytaft.com and @berkeleyearth.org's Kristin Sissner about the Endangerment Finding and the erasure of critical climate reports and data. ❓ What are your questions about the future of climate science? 📻 Listen:

The 2009 endangerment finding was based on overwhelming scientific evidence that has only become more robust. Rescinding the endangerment finding will make it harder for federal agencies to take steps that cut heat-trapping greenhouse gas pollution.

ICYMI, Trump's EPA is seeking to roll back the science-based "endangerment finding" that underlies many GHG regulations. It's going to be a fight. "By revoking this key scientific finding Trump is putting fealty to Big Oil over sound science & people's health."- @safe-climate.bsky.social

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/03/c... "National parks are one of America’s best ideas. This wasteful Everglades abomination surely is one of our worst. It disregards Floridians’ support for our public lands and exploits them for a project steeped in cruelty."

Take a listen: Latino USA digs into CCS in California, & the massive taxpayer subsidy that pays for it (and more oil production!) feat. @biologicaldiversity.org attorney Maggie Coulter & community advocates, incl. CCEJN www.latinousa.org/2025/08/03/c...

The LA City Council just voted to endorse the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, a bill that would make the largest fossil fuel polluters pay their fair share for climate damage. LA is showing up. And they’re not alone. #MakePollutersPay #InvestInCommunities lastchancealliance.org/los-angeles-...

🎉 Let's celebrate! The polluting wood pellet industry is NOT getting a foothold in CA! 🌟 “Stopping this dirty, dangerous project is a big victory for communities, the climate & our forests.” -Dr. Wolf, @biologicaldiversity.org CA’s Largest Wood Pellet Project Defeated: www.nrdc.org/press-releas...

📣 35+ groups tell Gov. Newsom & #CALeg to stand up to Big Oil and protect Californians: 🗣️No Oil Industry Bailouts 💵Smooth Price Spikes to Protect Consumers 💫Safeguard CA’s Health + Climate Progress 👥Ensure Accountability for Closure Costs Read full letter: APEN.US/SHAKEDOWN #StopTheShakedown

The transition from oil is well underway. But oil executives are blaming refinery closures on California's climate policies and threatening to spike gas prices to shakedown Californians on their way out. Don't let state leaders bail out Big Oil! Learn more + take action: stoptheoilshakedown.org

Exactly 10 years after a huge oil spill from an onshore pipeline devastated the coastline and led to hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, Sable Offshore Corp. announced that it restarted offshore production in the area on May 15. Why isn't Gov. Newsome stepping in? ⬇️

This. Is. HUGE. A Santa Barbara judge issued an emergency restraining order, preventing the restart of Sable’s disastrous pipeline. This is a big win—but it’s only temporary. Call @CAGovernor to STOP Sable once and for all. actionnetwork.org/forms/stop-t...

We're celebrating the judge's decision to grant a temporary restraining order against an oil pipeline that spilled in 2015 and is seeking to restart. 🌟 "It’s a relief that the company can’t restart these onshore pipelines while the court considers this case.” [email protected]

Important read 👇 "A raft of environmental groups, including the Sierra Club & @biologicaldiversity.org, is concerned not only about the ecological harm that can come with efforts to sidestep regulation but that much of the forestry work, particularly removing trees, won’t temper wildfire danger."

TODAY: We sued over Trump's approval of a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal 🤛 “We’re in affordability, climate, & extinction crises. This project will make all three worse. The law demands that this project be stopped.” -- CLI attorney Lauren Parker biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

We're joining the fight for the lesser prairie chicken, "a showy grouse with the misfortune of inhabiting grasslands long sought-after for agriculture & energy development." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...

It’s time for courage in the California legislature! The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act is a common-sense measure to protect taxpayers and raise funds for urgently needed investments in communities. #CALeg, don’t be fooled by Big Oil lies. #SB684 #AB1243 www.abc10.com/video/news/l...

#CA business and clean air groups, including #IBEW CA, oppose the attacks on California’s Clean Air Act authority, which has put people to work across the state. Protecting the Advanced Clean Cars Program helps ensure clean air and good jobs in our future! ibew.org/ibew-califor...

🚨 Public lands across the United States are under attack: President Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency want to sell them off to private interests. 🚨 Tell your representative and senators to protect public lands and oppose any attempts to sell them off 🌲➡️ biodiv.us/4jMYaib

We're co-sponsoring the Rally to Stop Climate Deception on Sat, 4/26 in Raleigh, NC. Join us in urging NC Gov. Stein to take bold action and stop Duke Energy from expanding the burning of fossil fuels and blocking the rapid growth of solar power. RSVP Here: climatedeception.eventbrite.com

📣 The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on a 9-4 vote! 🎉 Thank you to Assembly Members who stood by Californians in the fight to #MakePollutersPay. Onto the next! #AB1243 #InvestInCommunities

I discuss the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act on this show, to make fossil fuel polluters pay their fair share of the state’s climate damages and invest the in the states communities, workers, and businesses. #MakePollutersPay

The Trump administration is working to severely weaken the Endangered Species Act by attempting to redefine the word "harm" in the Act. Learn more: biodiv.us/42tmXRw